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2、South AfricaROE45“Is it compliant or not?”6“Safety Standards Under Siege:Exposing the Truth in PPE Compliance”20.08.2025Hand Safety Protection 20257ProductData SheetCommercialTop level conformity(CE/EN/SABS)Done very loosely not regulatedTechnicalPriceSupplyStockPPE Selection should be more holistic

3、,and not simply top-leveltechnical,data sheet and then price.8You dont find out whos been swimming naked until the tide goes out“Warren Buffett20.08.2025UVEX SAFETY Gloves920.08.2025Hand Safety Protection 202510European Standards(EN Standards)EN ISO 21420(formerly EN 420):General Requirements for Pr

4、otective GlovesANSI/ISEA 105:American National Standard for Hand Protection ClassificationAS/NZS 2161:Occupational Protective Gloves:South Africa has adopted the EN standards as their ownISO Standards20.08.2025Hand Safety Protection 202511PPE Regulation(EU)2016/425EN ISO 21420:2020EN ISO 374:2016The

5、 Regulation is a European Union law that sets out the essential health and safety requirements for the design,manufacture,and marketing of personal protective equipment(PPE)within the EU.It aims to ensure that PPE provides a high level of protection against risks to users health and safety.Is an int

6、ernational standard that specifies general requirements and test methods for protective gloves harmonised standard.Is a European standard that specifies requirements for protective gloves designed to protect users against dangerous chemicals and microorganisms.Old standard EN 374:200312Why the new P